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Free eBooks – Science Fiction

Extensis Vitae by Gregory MattixMichael Reznik is a soldier who wakes up in a mysterious underground bunker, with a technologically advanced body he doesn’t recognize. The people around him have cast aside fighting and warfare. They haven’t needed them—until now.
Reznik is charged with tracking down a band of ruthless killers and finding a kidnapped doctor. He finds himself honor-bound to do what is right for the people who brought him back from the dead. A peaceful people are depending on him to do what is right. Can he live up to their expectations, even when he finds out that his new body has an expiration date?[Science Fiction Adventure Novel – Amazon]

Free eBooks – Post-Apocalyptic and Dystopian

Rise of Chaos: Season 1 by Griffin SmithThe United States as we know it has just collapsed. It all started after the release of “Annihilation”, a synthetic designer drug that was marketed as a perfectly legal high. This drug turned its unsuspecting users into “feeders.” (It causes imminent death and then re-animation into a zombie like state.)[Post-Apocalyptic / Zombie Serial – First Season – Amazon]

Free eBooks – Alternative History

Reich by Drew AveraWhat if is a dangerous question, especially when curiosity provokes an idea regarding one of the greatest military strategists of the 20th century and possibly the greatest evil as well. What if Hitler had won the war, or what if society was taught to revere him as a hero? What if everyone believed the lie?[Alternative History / Science Fiction Novel – Amazon]

Free eBooks – Fantasy

The Chosen (Portals of Destiny #1) by Shay WestAstra. Kromin. Volgon. Earth. To each of the four planets are sent four Guardians, with one mission: to protect and serve the Chosen, those unwitting champions of prophecy who alone can save the galaxy from the terrifying Mekans.But the signs of prophecy have not yet appeared, and the decision to send the Guardians early could doom all in the galaxy to death.[Epic Fantasy Novel – First of Series – Amazon]

The Scarlet Crane (Transition Magic #1) by J. E. HopkinsTransition. The one-month period during early puberty when all children have the power to perform magic. But with a monstrous catch. The magic must be unique and flow from the true desire of the child, and no one else, or the child dies. Few take the risk. Almost all who do, perish.[Dark Fantasy Novel – First of Series – Amazon]

Free eBooks – Vampires

Sinjin (Bryn and Sinjin #1) by H.P. MalloryAbandoned on the battlefield by the people she calls her tribe, Bryn must face the fact that she is now playing prisoner to the Queen of the Underworld, who also happens to be her fraternal twin sister. As the days and months go by with no word from the Supreme Elder of her tribe, Bryn thinks her life couldn’t get much worse…[Vampire Romance Novella – First of Series – Amazon]

Free eBooks – Superhero

Armageddon Girl (New Olympus Saga #1) by C.J. CarellaSuperheroes and Alternate History collide! Gamer chick Christine Dark is transported to a world where people with superpowers have existed since the 1920s and have created a brave new world of larger-than-life heroes and villains. After joining forces with a faceless vigilante and other unusual heroes, Christine discovers she has the power to save that world – or destroy it.[Superhero / Alternative History Novel – First of Series – Amazon]

TSP On This Day

There is often a compulsion to seek out the written works of recently departed authors, as if reading their work can hopefully, in some small way, keep them with us a little bit longer. To that end, I've rounded up a few links to some online stories of Sir Arthur C. Clarke. If you don't own any of his work, Continue Reading →

Paul Levinson details the evolution of his Phil D'Amato character from "The Chronology Protection Case" novelette (see a trailer for a film based on this story or listen to a podcast of the radio drama version!) through The Pixel Eye. New at Gutenberg: Rebel Spurs by Andre Norton. The Genre Traveler, a webzine of travel resources for science fiction/fantasy/horror fans, Continue Reading →

What defines military fantasy as a subgenre? Is it, as the post title suggests, a wizard wielding a fireball in one hand and a shotgun in the other, drawling "Do you feel lucky, punk?" Well...maybe in some versions of the world. In others, it may be more an army marching in rank, overseen by magician-generals, with dragons as air Continue Reading →